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2023 Map of Lanham

Name: 2023 Topographic Map of Lanham
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2023
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2023

About this map

Prince George's County displays a dense suburban landscape where old family estates and churchyards meet modern institutional growth. The Northeast Branch Western Branch Patuxent River and its tributaries, such as the Collington Branch, wind through established neighborhoods like Glenn Dale, Lanham, and Bowie. Family history is deeply rooted in the soil here, evidenced by numerous private burial grounds including the Bowie Family Cem and the Marietta Plantation Grounds Cem.

Religious and educational centers serve as primary community anchors, from the Saint Georges Episcopal Chapel Cem to the sprawling campus of Prince George's Community College. The map also captures specialized land uses that define the local character, such as the Freeway Airport and the Vista Raceway in Mitchellville. The transition from the residential clusters of Seabrook Acres to the open tracts around Woodmore illustrates the varying density of Maryland's eastern capital suburbs.